GRE Word List

EMETIC

an agent that induces vomiting

The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.

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WordMeaning
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
conservatorya greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
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